Stove Top Macaroni And Cheese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon hot water (to dissolve mustard in)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni in a large pot of boiling salted water for recommended cooking time on box.
• 2 drain and return to pot and add butter.
• 3 stir macaroni and butter until well blended.
• 4 add the rest of the ingredients (evaporated milk through pepper) and stir well.
• 5 set pot over very low heat and cook macaroni mixture.
• 6 stir constantly until sauce is smooth and macaroni is steaming, 5-10 minutes. the sauce should thicken, if not, slightly raise the heat and cook another 5 minutes.
• 7 do not overheat or sauce will curdle.
• 8 if you have family members who like baked macaroni, you can put this into a baking dish and top with breadcrumbs, and then cook in a 350 degree over for 5-10 minutes. macaroni will still be creamy, and there will be a nice crunchy topping.